EDF has been appointed by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) to aid the public sector in its ongoing switch to EV fleets.
The news sees EDF become a supplier within CCS’s Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS) Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement.
The agreement covers contracts to support the creation of charging infrastructure required for EVs across the UK as it moves toward a 2050 net zero emissions target. It is designed to provide customers in central government, local authorities, hospitals, and other public sector bodies with access to products and services to support the installation of infrastructure, such as charge points.
According to CCS, the agreement will support public sector bodies to develop the infrastructure needed to enable the widespread use of EVs, such as for public sector fleets and their workforce, home charging, and vehicle charging facilities that provide a service to the general public in locations such as on-street residential areas and off-street car parks.
To deliver this infrastructure, EDF will work with Pod Point, a UK supplier of EV charging solutions in the UK acquired by EDF earlier this year.
Vincent De Rul, director of EV solutions at EDF, said: “This appointment further underlines EDF’s role in helping Britain achieve net zero. The installation of effective electric vehicle charging infrastructure is vital to enable progress towards this goal.”
EDF is currently working with a number of public sector organisations across the UK to help in their transition to EV fleets, including the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. EDF has provided the Trust with the infrastructure required to power and charge its new fleet of 15 EVs.
Together with its own solar generation and ability to sell surplus energy back to the National Grid, the NHS Trust’s new EV fleet is reportedly allowing it to save the equivalent of two nurses’ salaries each year.
The agreement marks the second live contract for public sector works between EDF and the CCS, having already been appointed for electricity supply and ancillary services.
